All three Middlesex schools excel in academic testing

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The latest 2026 Virginia Department of Education academic test scoring shows all three Middlesex County Public Schools have earned some of the highest scores in the state. Celebrating the performance recently are, from left, Middlesex County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Dr. Tracy Seitz, Middlesex Elementary School Principal Danielle Daniel, St. Clare Walker Middle School Principal Elizabeth Sanders, Middlesex High School Principal Susan Fleet and MCPS Assistant Superintendent Dr. Richard Byron Bishop. (Photo by Larry Chowning)

The Middlesex County School Board announced at its Oct. 12 regular monthly meeting that all three county public schools — Middlesex Elementary School (MES), St. Clare Walker Middle School (SCW) and Middlesex High School (MHS) — earned the highest “Distinguished” performance rating and remain “Fully Accredited” under the Virginia Department of Education’s (VDOE) academic testing within the 2026 School Performance and Support Framework and Standards of Learning (SOL) assessment data.

MHS and SCW were the number one ranked high school and middle school in the region. MHS was ranked eighth in the state out of all high schools, outperforming 98% of the schools.

SCW was the number one middle school in the region and outperformed 81% of the middle schools in the state. MES had an overall framework score of 89.73 points and outpaced the state average by five points.

Larry Chowning
Larry Chowninghttps://ssentinel.com
Larry is a reporter for the Southside Sentinel and author of several books centered around the people and places of the Chesapeake Bay.

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